Hayman set to face Connacht

ALL BLACKS prop Carl Hayman will make his full debut for Newcastle in tomorrow night’s European Challenge Cup clash against Connacht at the Sportsground (6.30pm).

Hayman, who appeared off the bench during last weekend’s EDF Energy Cup loss to Wasps, is among five Falcons changes from that game.

Newcastle rugby director John Fletcher said: “Carl played 40 minutes at Wasps last weekend after being in the country for four days and having only trained once with the team. I thought he made a good contribution, even in those circumstances, and with the jet lag now out of his system and a good week of training under his belt, we are looking forward to seeing how he goes.”

Jonny Wilkinson is also due to start.

Connacht have selected Daniel Riordan in their 23-man squad which is otherwise unchanged from last week’s win over Glasgow Warriors.

CONNACHT: M Deane, T Donnelly, G Duffy, A Dunne, A Farley, A Flavin, J Fogarty, D Gannon, R Loughney, M McCarthy, C McPhillips, R Morris, M Mostyn, J Muldoon, J O’Connor, R Ofisa, C O’Loughlin, D Riordan, M Swift, O Treviranus, B Wilkinson, A Wynne, D Yapp.